,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4     
,tonko1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 and ,ms4   
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,resolution             
,acknowledging the contributions of     
,america's addiction professionals and  
their commitment to delivering          
evidence-based practice to individuals  
with substance use disorders through    
recognized standards of education1      
training1 and competencies4  ,whereas   
the addiction professional workforce    
represents more than #ajj1jjj           
counselors1 educators1 and other        
addiction-focused health care           
professionals2 ,whereas addiction       
professionals specialize in prevention1 
intervention1 treatment1 recovery       
support1 and education2 ,whereas        

addiction professionals work across a   
wide variety of settings including      
outpatient care centers1 mental health  
and substance use disorder facilities1  
general medicine and surgical hospitals1
 psychiatric and substance use disorder 
hospitals1 private practice1 clinics1 as
 well as prisons1 probation agencies1   
juvenile detention facilities1 halfway  
houses1 detoxification centers and more2
 and ,whereas addiction professionals   
are addressing the full range of        
substance use disorders in our          
communities across the treatment and    
recovery continuum1 including in the    
face of the current opioid crisis3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives supports the delivery  
of evidence-based care for substance use
 disorder by acknowledging the          
contributions of addiction professionals
 and encourages that recognized         
credentials reflect the requisite       
knowledge1 training1 and competencies   
for delivering quality1 effective       

substance use disorder counseling4